#0001
KANJI
一
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#0001
KANJI
one
一
ON:
イチ / イツ
KUN:
ひと- / ひと.つ
Components:
A cosmic finger draws ONE single horizontal line across the universe—it screams with friction, slicing reality into exactly ONE dimension with a sizzling hiss.
#0002
KANJI
二
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#0002
KANJI
two
二
ON:
ニ / ジ
KUN:
ふた / ふた.つ / ふたたび
Components:
A giant chopstick slams down, splitting into TWO parallel lines—crack!—the top one wobbles, dripping soy sauce onto the bottom, sizzling and hissing.
#0003
KANJI
三
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#0003
KANJI
three
三
ON:
サン / ゾウ
KUN:
み / み.つ / みっ.つ
Components:
THREE horizontal floors stack up, each slamming down with a thunderous boom—'san!' screams the squashed middle floor, pancaked between the crushing weight above and rigid base below.
#0004
KANJI
四
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#0004
KANJI
four
四
ON:
シ
KUN:
よ / よ.つ / よっ.つ / よん
Components:
A pair of HUMAN LEGS stands PENT IN a square cell. the prisoner counts the walls: 'FOUR walls trap me!' the box has exactly FOUR sides enclosing those LEGS.
#0005
KANJI
五
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#0005
KANJI
five
五
ON:
ゴ
KUN:
いつ / いつ.つ
Components:
Between two horizontal bars, someone crosses their fingers in an x pattern. 'give me FIVE!' they shout, slapping the top bar. the crossing lines show the classic high-FIVE gesture frozen in place.
#0006
KANJI
六
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#0006
KANJI
six
六
ON:
ロク / リク
KUN:
む / む.つ / むっ.つ / むい
Components:
A TOP HAT sprouts SIX slimy ANIMAL LEGS underneath, skittering across the floor with wet squelching sounds—a horrifying spider-HAT hybrid!
#0007
KANJI
七
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#0007
KANJI
seven
七
ON:
シチ
KUN:
なな / なな.つ / なの
Components:
A boomerang broke mid-flight at a weird angle! the thrower screams 'nana why?!' at his grandmother who threw it wrong. now it's stuck, forming this crooked SEVEN shape forever.
#0008
KANJI
八
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#0008
KANJI
eight
八
ON:
ハ
KUN:
や / や.つ / やっ.つ / よう
Components:
Two chopsticks form a v-shape on the table, perfectly arranged to pick up EIGHT dumplings from a steaming bamboo basket.
#0009
KANJI
九
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#0009
KANJI
nine
九
ON:
キュウ / ク
KUN:
ここの / ここの.つ
Components:
A BASEBALL swings itself, smashing through NINE identical clones of itself in a perfect line—crack crack crack—each explosion spraying leather and cork like confetti!
#0010
KANJI
十
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#0010
KANJI
ten
十
ON:
ジュウ / ジッ / ジュッ
KUN:
とお / と / そ
Components:
A giant NEEDLE spins wildly, stabbing through exactly TEN screaming balloons with a deafening pop-pop-pop, leaving them deflated in a perfect cross pattern.
#0011
KANJI
口
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#0011
KANJI
mouth
口
ON:
コウ / ク
KUN:
くち
Components:
A giant square MOUTH opens in the earth, screaming 'koo!' so loud it swallows entire cities whole, teeth grinding buildings to dust with a sickening crunch.
#0012
KANJI
日
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#0012
KANJI
day
日
ON:
ニチ / ジツ
KUN:
ひ / -び / -か
Components:
A screaming SUN crashes through your window each morning, slapping your face with blazing tentacles until you acknowledge the new DAY has begun—sizzling bacon smell fills the room.
#0013
KANJI
月
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#0013
KANJI
month
月
ON:
ゲツ / ガツ
KUN:
つき
Components:
THE MOON is a meat-stripped rib cage floating in THE night sky - two horizontal bones visible through THE frame. each MONTH it appears, marking time with its skeletal glow.
#0014
KANJI
田
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#0014
KANJI
rice field
田
ON:
デン
KUN:
た
Components:
Looking down at a perfect square RICE FIELD: the irrigation channels form a cross, dividing it into four flooded paddies where rice seedlings stand in rows.
#0015
KANJI
目
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#0015
KANJI
eye
目
ON:
モク / ボク
KUN:
め / -め / ま-
Components:
A giant EYE rotates sideways, its rectangular pupil scanning you—the horizontal lines are eyelids slamming shut with a wet squelch, trapping your gaze forever inside.
#0016
KANJI
古
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#0016
KANJI
old
古
ON:
コ
KUN:
ふる.い / ふる- / -ふる.す
Components:
A TEN (十) cross sits directly on top of a MOUTH (口). this ancient grave marker has spoken names for so long, it has grown incredibly OLD.
#0017
KANJI
吾
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#0017
KANJI
I
吾
ON:
ゴ
KUN:
われ / わが- / あ-
Components:
I have FIVE senses that make me aware. my MOUTH speaks the word 'I' - the only creature who can name itself. FIVE senses above, MOUTH below = the self-aware 'I' who declares its own existence.
#0018
KANJI
冒
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#0018
KANJI
risk
冒
ON:
ボウ
KUN:
おか.す
Components:
Two equal-sized boxes stack flush: 曰 (the speaking-SUN) presses directly onto 目 (EYE) below, same width, no gap. you RISK blindness when the blazing SUN sits perfectly aligned atop your unprotected EYE—a reckless gamble with your sight.
#0019
KANJI
朋
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#0019
KANJI
companion
朋
ON:
ホウ
KUN:
とも
Components:
Two identical moons (月月) orbit in perfect sync, refusing to separate—celestial companions who've traveled together since THE universe began. side by side, never apart.
#0020
KANJI
明
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#0020
KANJI
bright
明
ON:
メイ / ミョウ / ミン
KUN:
あ.かり / あか.るい / あか.るむ / あか.らむ / あき.らか / あ.ける / -あ.け / あ.く / あ.くる / あ.かす
Components:
A giant SUN violently collides left into a glowing MOON on THE right—their crash explodes into BRIGHT blinding light that sizzles and hums across THE sky!
#0021
KANJI
唱
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#0021
KANJI
chant
唱
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
とな.える
Components:
A MOUTH opens wide to CHANT, and the sound is so PROSPEROUS it summons two suns stacked vertically—one DAY-SUN above another DAY-SUN—forming a radiant tower of doubled solar power through sacred song.
#0022
KANJI
晶
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#0022
KANJI
sparkle
晶
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
—
Components:
Three tiny suns collide in a triangular formation—DAY after DAY after DAY—each impact releasing blinding SPARKLE bursts that hiss like fireworks across the cosmos.
#0023
KANJI
品
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#0023
KANJI
goods
品
ON:
ヒン / ホン
KUN:
しな
Components:
A pyramid of three mouths (口口 below, 口 above) runs quality control—two mouths below taste-test while the top MOUTH announces 'these GOODS are heen-worthy!' with a satisfied 'pin!'
#0024
KANJI
呂
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#0024
KANJI
spine
呂
ON:
ロ / リョ
KUN:
せぼね
Components:
Two hollow MOUTH-shaped vertebrae 「口」 stack perfectly on top of each other to build your SPINE. each vertebra is a square opening - MOUTH over MOUTH, bone over bone, forming the backbone's core structure.
#0025
KANJI
昌
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#0025
KANJI
prosperous
昌
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
さかん
Components:
A gigantic SUN stacks atop another SUN, their blazing heat fusing together with a deafening roar—the double light makes crops explode into PROSPEROUS golden abundance everywhere!
#0026
KANJI
早
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#0026
KANJI
early
早
ON:
ソウ / サッ
KUN:
はや.い / はや / はや- / はや.まる / はや.める / さ-
Components:
At EARLY dawn, the SUN (日) sits directly on top of the number TEN (十). why so EARLY? the DAY begins precisely when the SUN reaches the 10 position in the sky!
#0027
KANJI
旭
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#0027
KANJI
rising sun
旭
ON:
キョク
KUN:
あさひ
Components:
NINE (九) soldiers on the left form a human lever, pushing the SUN (日) on the right up from the horizon. their coordinated effort creates each RISING SUN at dawn.
#0028
KANJI
世
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#0028
KANJI
generation
世
ON:
セイ / セ / ソウ
KUN:
よ
Components:
TWENTY (廿) ancestors stand united as one vertical bloodline pierces through them all, connecting every GENERATION. the line curves left at the bottom, showing how each GENERATION (世) branches into the future.
#0029
KANJI
胃
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#0029
KANJI
stomach
胃
ON:
イ
KUN:
—
Components:
A RICE FIELD (田) grows on top OF a FLESH organ (月). THE paddies digest downward into THE curved STOMACH below, turning RICE into energy for THE BODY.
#0030
KANJI
旦
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#0030
KANJI
nightbreak
旦
ON:
タン / ダン
KUN:
あき.らか / あきら / ただし / あさ / あした
Components:
Daybreak: the SUN (日) rests directly on the flat horizon FLOOR (一). this simple stack shows dawn's moment—when the SUN first touches the ground line, breaking the night.
#0031
KANJI
胆
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#0031
KANJI
gall bladder
胆
ON:
タン
KUN:
きも
Components:
Your FLESH organ (月 left) houses THE GALL BLADDER. at dawn (旦 right), when THE SUN (日) rises above THE horizon line (一), morning bile churns golden-green, ready to digest your first meal OF THE DAY.
#0032
KANJI
亘
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#0032
KANJI
span
亘
ON:
コウ / カン / セン
KUN:
わた.る / もと.める
Components:
The SUN (日) is a cosmic pillar—ONE horizontal beam (一) caps it as CEILING, ONE beam (一) grounds it as FLOOR. between these fixed bars, the SUN's body spans the entire vertical distance, unwavering and eternal!
#0033
KANJI
凹
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#0033
KANJI
concave
凹
ON:
オウ
KUN:
くぼ.む / へこ.む / ぼこ
Components:
A giant thumb pushes down on a clay square, creating a perfect CONCAVE dent with a satisfying *squelch*—the edges buckle upward as the center sinks deep.
#0034
KANJI
凸
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#0034
KANJI
convex
凸
ON:
トツ
KUN:
でこ
Components:
A CONVEX platform for sumo wrestling: wide base sits firmly, then the center section pops up (totsu!) forming the 凸 ring where wrestlers compete on the raised stage.
#0035
KANJI
旧
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#0035
KANJI
olden times
旧
ON:
キュウ
KUN:
ふる.い / もと
Components:
In OLDEN TIMES, the SUN was a prison—look closely and you'll see a STICK still trapped inside its rectangular glow, an ancient relic sealed within dying light forever.
#0036
KANJI
自
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#0036
KANJI
oneself
自
ON:
ジ / シ
KUN:
みずか.ら / おの.ずから / おの.ずと
Components:
A DROP sits perfectly atop your EYE—the only way to see ONESELF is to look through your own EYE. 'jee, there i am!'
#0037
KANJI
白
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#0037
KANJI
white
白
ON:
ハク / ビャク
KUN:
しろ / しら- / しろ.い
Components:
A single DROP sits on top of the SUN (日), and where it touches, the SUN bleaches completely WHITE—all color draining upward from that one pure DROP resting above.
#0038
KANJI
百
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#0038
KANJI
hundred
百
ON:
ヒャク / ビャク
KUN:
もも
Components:
ONE (一) horizontal stroke crowns WHITE (白) square below. grandma's single WHITE hair marks her ONE HUNDRED years. stack ONE atop WHITE = 百 (HUNDRED).
#0039
KANJI
中
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#0039
KANJI
in
中
ON:
チュウ
KUN:
なか / うち / あた.る
Components:
A giant MOUTH gapes wide as a massive STICK rockets IN, piercing straight through the center with a wet squelch, lodging perfectly inside like a thermometer.
#0040
KANJI
千
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#0040
KANJI
thousand
千
ON:
セン
KUN:
ち
Components:
A single DROP (ノ) of concentrated power lands on TEN (十), and the impact multiplies it into a THOUSAND! that tiny diagonal slash transforms humble TEN into magnificent THOUSAND.
#0041
KANJI
舌
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#0041
KANJI
tongue
舌
ON:
ゼツ
KUN:
した
Components:
Inside your MOUTH lies a TONGUE with a THOUSAND taste buds—千 stacked above 口 creates 舌. that remarkable muscle can distinguish thousands of flavors, from sweet to bitter to umami!
#0042
KANJI
升
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#0042
KANJI
measuring box
升
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
ます
Components:
Two hands (廾) rise up together, lifting a traditional wooden MEASURING BOX (升). a single diagonal stroke (ノ) marks the precise fill line carved into the wood, showing exactly where one 'shō' of rice should reach.
#0043
KANJI
昇
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#0043
KANJI
rise up
昇
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
のぼ.る
Components:
At dawn, the SUN (日 left) rises up beside a MEASURING BOX (升 right). inside the wooden BOX, a cross-beam (十) marks the ascending grain level—MEASURING the SUN's daily climb into heaven!
#0044
KANJI
丸
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#0044
KANJI
round
丸
ON:
ガン
KUN:
まる / まる.める / まる.い
Components:
A single DROP lands on top of the number NINE—watch as the wet ink makes the angular 9 curl and soften into a perfectly ROUND marble rolling away.
#0045
KANJI
寸
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#0045
KANJI
measurement
寸
ON:
スン
KUN:
—
Components:
A horizontal ruler has A vertical post WITH A HOOK at the bottom for hanging. A tiny dot marks one sun (inch)—the smallest MEASUREMENT unit. ancient craftsmen used this hooked ruler to measure precise distances.
#0046
KANJI
肘
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#0046
KANJI
elbow
肘
ON:
チュウ
KUN:
ひじ
Components:
Your arm's FLESH (月) has a joint where tailors place their inch measure (寸)—THE ELBOW! this bend point is exactly one 'CUBIT' measurement used since ancient times for fabric.
#0047
KANJI
専
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#0047
KANJI
specialty
専
ON:
セン
KUN:
もっぱ.ら
Components:
TEN (十) expert farmers divide their FIELD (田) into sections measured by inch (寸) markings—this precise measurement system is their SPECIALTY for maximizing every plot.
#0048
KANJI
博
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#0048
KANJI
Dr.
博
ON:
ハク / バク
KUN:
—
Components:
TEN (十) stands on the left as a doctoral committee. on the right, the ACUPUNCTURIST (甫) with a dot marking his forehead holds a tiny measurement ruler (寸) - his SPECIALTY. together they certify this dr. as 博学 (extensively learned)!
#0049
KANJI
占
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#0049
KANJI
fortune-telling
占
ON:
セン
KUN:
し.める / うらな.う
Components:
A DIVINING ROD (卜) perches on top of a MOUTH (口). the MOUTH speaks prophecies upward, and wherever the ROD tilts, that FORTUNE-TELLING prediction comes true.
#0050
KANJI
上
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#0050
KANJI
above
上
ON:
ジョウ / ショウ / シャン
KUN:
うえ / -うえ / うわ- / かみ / あ.げる / -あ.げる / あ.がる / -あ.がる / あ.がり / -あ.がり / のぼ.る / のぼ.り / のぼ.せる / のぼ.す / たてまつ.る
Components:
A MAGIC WAND 丨 stands upright on the FLOOR 一 (the long bottom line). at the WAND's tip, a short horizontal mark — floats ABOVE, showing where MAGIC energy rises. the short line stays on top, never below.
#0051
KANJI
下
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#0051
KANJI
below
下
ON:
カ / ゲ
KUN:
した / しも / もと / さ.げる / さ.がる / くだ.る / くだ.り / くだ.す / -くだ.す / くだ.さる / お.ろす / お.りる
Components:
ONE horizontal CEILING beam up top - beneath it hangs a DIVINING ROD, its tip pointing down to sense what lies BELOW. the ROD always seeks the depths!
#0052
KANJI
卓
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#0052
KANJI
eminent
卓
ON:
タク
KUN:
—
Components:
The diviner (卜) rises early (早) before dawn—only those who divine the future while others sleep become truly EMINENT, standing above the rest!
#0053
KANJI
朝
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#0053
KANJI
morning
朝
ON:
チョウ
KUN:
あさ
Components:
MORNING begins when THE cross (十) atop THE SUN (日) forms EARLY (早) on THE left, while THE crescent MOON (月) lingers on THE right—both visible only at dawn's perfect moment.
#0054
KANJI
嘲
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#0054
KANJI
derision
嘲
ON:
チョウ / トウ
KUN:
あざけ.る
Components:
A cruel MOUTH (口) on THE left derides THE MORNING (朝) on THE right: 'your SUN (日) is weak, your MOON (月) is pathetic!' every dawn endures this verbal abuse from THE sneering MOUTH.
#0055
KANJI
只
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#0055
KANJI
only
只
ON:
シ
KUN:
ただ
Components:
A rectangular MOUTH (口) perches on top of two ANIMAL LEGS (八) splayed beneath it. this bizarre creature cries out: 'I'm the ONLY one of my kind!' - just a MOUTH on LEGS, ONLY that, nothing more.
#0056
KANJI
貝
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#0056
KANJI
shellfish
貝
ON:
バイ
KUN:
かい
Components:
A giant EYE (目) perches directly on top of two EIGHT-shaped LEGS (八). this bizarre creature is the SHELLFISH - EYE body above, two splayed LEGS below. stack them: 目 + 八 = 貝!
#0057
KANJI
唄
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#0057
KANJI
pop song
唄
ON:
バイ
KUN:
うた / うた.う
Components:
A wide MOUTH (口 left side) sings directly into a SHELLFISH (貝 right side) like a microphone - the shell's EYE (目 top) blinks to the beat while its EIGHT-LEGS (八 bottom) tap along to the catchy POP SONG.
#0058
KANJI
貞
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#0058
KANJI
upright
貞
ON:
テイ / ジョウ
KUN:
ただし.い / さだ
Components:
The divination ROD (卜) hovers above a sacred SHELLFISH (貝) oracle. when the shell stands perfectly UPRIGHT, it signals the answer is true and the path is virtuous!
#0059
KANJI
員
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#0059
KANJI
employee
員
ON:
イン
KUN:
—
Components:
A MOUTH (口) shouts 'roll call!' from above. below, one SHELLFISH (貝) badge gleams—ancient shell-money id proving you're a paid EMPLOYEE. MOUTH calls name, shell confirms: counted on payroll.
#0060
KANJI
貼
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#0060
KANJI
post a bill
貼
ON:
テン / チョウ
KUN:
は.る / つ.く
Components:
A SHELLFISH (貝 left) hired a fortune-teller (占 right) to post bills advertising their psychic services. the CLAM pays in pearls while the diviner pastes prophecy flyers to every wall in town.
#0061
KANJI
見
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#0061
KANJI
see
見
ON:
ケン
KUN:
み.る / み.える / み.せる
Components:
A giant EYE (目) balances directly on top of HUMAN LEGS (儿)—no body, just EYE stacked on LEGS. this bizarre creature exists only to SEE, walking endlessly to witness everything.
#0062
KANJI
児
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#0062
KANJI
newborn babe
児
ON:
ジ / ニ / ゲイ
KUN:
こ / -こ / -っこ
Components:
An old (旧) family tradition: every NEWBORN BABE must kick their tiny HUMAN LEGS (儿) to prove they're healthy! the ancient custom (top) watches over those wiggling baby LEGS (bottom) = 児!
#0063
KANJI
元
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#0063
KANJI
beginning
元
ON:
ゲン / ガン
KUN:
もと
Components:
TWO (二) starting blocks sit at the track's edge. HUMAN LEGS (儿) crouch behind them, ready to spring forward. every race, every journey, every BEGINNING starts here—TWO blocks, TWO LEGS, one first movement.
#0064
KANJI
頁
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#0064
KANJI
page
頁
ON:
ケツ
KUN:
ぺえじ / おおがい / かしら
Components:
ONE horizontal stroke crowns a self-aware reading head (自), perched on EIGHT splayed LEGS. this bookworm creature browses PAGE after PAGE, its rectangular face perfectly shaped like the text it devours.
#0065
KANJI
頑
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#0065
KANJI
stubborn
頑
ON:
ガン
KUN:
かたく.な
Components:
From the origin (元)—TWO horizontal lines (二) with HUMAN LEGS (儿) planted beneath—emerges a massive HEAD (頁): ONE-stroke cap (一), fierce EYE (目), EIGHT-spread LEGS (八). this primordial HEAD-creature has been STUBBORN since the BEGINNING of time.
#0066
KANJI
凡
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#0066
KANJI
mediocre
凡
ON:
ボン / ハン
KUN:
およ.そ / おうよ.そ / すべ.て
Components:
The WIND radical (几) forms a tiny cage, trapping a single DROP (丶) inside. this DROP is so utterly MEDIOCRE it can't even escape an open-topped enclosure - just sits there, pathetically contained.
#0067
KANJI
負
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#0067
KANJI
defeat
負
ON:
フ
KUN:
ま.ける / ま.かす / お.う
Components:
A man BOUND UP (𠂉) as prisoner kneels in DEFEAT—his SHELLFISH (貝) wealth seized beneath him. ropes bind above, treasure lost below: total DEFEAT.
#0068
KANJI
万
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#0068
KANJI
ten thousand
万
ON:
マン / バン
KUN:
よろず
Components:
ONE horizontal bar spans the CEILING—below it, an acrobat hangs with legs BOUND UP in a curved hook shape. this signature pose earned her TEN THOUSAND fans worldwide.
#0069
KANJI
句
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#0069
KANJI
phrase
句
ON:
ク
KUN:
—
Components:
A curved wrapper (勹) coils around a small MOUTH (口) from the outside, squeezing it so tight that speech gets compressed - only one compact PHRASE escapes at a time instead of rambling sentences!
#0070
KANJI
肌
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#0070
KANJI
texture
肌
ON:
キ
KUN:
はだ
Components:
THE FLESH radical (月) represents a patch OF skin resting on a simple bench (几). run your finger across—feel every pore, wrinkle, and ridge. this is TEXTURE, THE skin's unique fingerprint.
#0071
KANJI
旬
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#0071
KANJI
decameron
旬
ON:
ジュン / シュン
KUN:
—
Components:
A cosmic pouch (勹) has swallowed the SUN (日), trapping it inside for a DECAMERON! each of the ten days, the imprisoned SUN struggles against its curved container, counting down to freedom.
#0072
KANJI
勺
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#0072
KANJI
ladle
勺
ON:
シャク
KUN:
—
Components:
Watch the BOUND UP ribbon curl itself into a LADLE—its wrapping curve is the scoop! a single DROP rests perfectly cradled inside this curved embrace, ready to be sipped.
#0073
KANJI
的
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#0073
KANJI
bull's eye
的
ON:
テキ
KUN:
まと
Components:
The WHITE (白) target backing on the left holds a LADLE (勺) shape on the right—archers aim where the WHITE meets the curved LADLE scoop, creating the perfect BULL'S EYE center point!
#0074
KANJI
首
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#0074
KANJI
neck
首
ON:
シュ
KUN:
くび
Components:
Two HORNS (丷) crown a NOSE-face (自: a DROP of sweat under a CEILING, with ONE line and an EYE below). this elaborate horned head requires a powerful NECK to support its weight!
#0075
KANJI
乙
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#0075
KANJI
fish guts
乙
ON:
オツ / イツ
KUN:
おと- / きのと
Components:
The letter 乙 curves like a FISHHOOK that pulled out the guts! that bent, twisting shape mirrors how intestines coil inside a fish. one swift hook motion - otsu! - and the innards spill out.
#0076
KANJI
乱
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#0076
KANJI
riot
乱
ON:
ラン / ロン
KUN:
みだ.れる / みだ.る / みだ.す / みだ / おさ.める / わた.る
Components:
A TONGUE (舌) screaming a THOUSAND (千) complaints on the left side creates total chaos! from the right, a FISHHOOK (乙) desperately tries to hook the ranting TONGUE out, but the disorder only spreads - a full RIOT erupts between them!
#0077
KANJI
直
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#0077
KANJI
straightaway
直
ON:
チョク / ジキ / ジカ
KUN:
ただ.ちに / なお.す / -なお.す / なお.る / なお.き / す.ぐ
Components:
TEN sits atop a NEEDLE that pierces straight through an EYE. a tiny FISHHOOK curves from the corner, keeping everything aligned STRAIGHTAWAY - perfectly vertical, no deviation allowed.
#0078
KANJI
具
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#0078
KANJI
tool
具
ON:
グ
KUN:
そな.える / つぶさ.に
Components:
A giant EYE perched atop ONE beam uses EIGHT spindly ANIMAL LEGS to skitter around, snatching tools and welding them into its grotesque body with sizzling sparks.
#0079
KANJI
真
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#0079
KANJI
true
真
ON:
シン
KUN:
ま / ま- / まこと
Components:
TEN (十) sits atop a giant EYE (目) mounted on a pedestal. below, EIGHT (八) spider LEGS support everything. only TRUE things can withstand this triple inspection from above.
#0080
KANJI
工
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#0080
KANJI
craft
工
ON:
コウ / ク / グ
KUN:
—
Components:
工 is a carpenter's workbench: top plank for working, center post for support, bottom beam for stability. this is where all CRAFT happens.
#0081
KANJI
左
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#0081
KANJI
left
左
ON:
サ / シャ
KUN:
ひだり
Components:
Your LEFT hand is BY your SIDE (ナ top) while your right does the CRAFT work (工 bottom). the assistant hand is always LEFT—左 shows the helper position.
#0082
KANJI
右
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#0082
KANJI
right
右
ON:
ウ / ユウ
KUN:
みぎ
Components:
BY your SIDE (ナ) sits on top, a protective canopy over the MOUTH (口) below. in japan, the RIGHT hand covers the MOUTH when whispering secrets—always RIGHT hand over MOUTH, top sheltering bottom.
#0083
KANJI
有
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#0083
KANJI
possess
有
ON:
ユウ / ウ
KUN:
あ.る
Components:
A hand (ナ) presses down firmly atop THE MOON (月), claiming it. what your hand rests upon, you POSSESS. THE hand-over-MOON structure shows ownership - to have something under your palm is to own it completely.
#0084
KANJI
賄
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#0084
KANJI
bribe
賄
ON:
ワイ
KUN:
まかな.う
Components:
A cunning SHELLFISH (貝 left) who possesses (有 right) ill-gotten pearls uses them as bribes! it hands officials pearl after pearl from its shell-treasury, possessing power through corruption rather than merit.
#0085
KANJI
貢
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#0085
KANJI
tribute
貢
ON:
コウ / ク
KUN:
みつ.ぐ
Components:
A craftsman's work (工) sits atop a shell (貝) pedestal—the SHELLFISH beneath offers up this skilled CRAFT as TRIBUTE to the emperor, base supporting offering above.
#0086
KANJI
項
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#0086
KANJI
paragraph
項
ON:
コウ
KUN:
うなじ
Components:
The CRAFT master (工) stamps official PAGE headers (頁) - each stamp creates a new PARAGRAPH section. his craftwork divides documents into perfectly organized portions.
#0087
KANJI
刀
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#0087
KANJI
sword
刀
ON:
トウ
KUN:
かたな / そり
Components:
The single curved stroke of a SWORD - see how 刀 captures the elegant arc of a katana blade? one sweeping line for the back, one for the cutting edge. pure deadly simplicity.
#0088
KANJI
刃
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#0088
KANJI
blade
刃
ON:
ジン / ニン
KUN:
は / やいば / き.る
Components:
The swordsmith tests his SWORD's edge with one touch—a DROP of blood appears instantly on the metal. that single red dot proves where ordinary SWORD becomes razor-sharp BLADE.
#0089
KANJI
切
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#0089
KANJI
cut
切
ON:
セツ / サイ
KUN:
き.る / -き.る / き.り / -き.り / -ぎ.り / き.れる / -き.れる / き.れ / -き.れ / -ぎ.れ
Components:
SEVEN (七) waits on the left as a gleaming SWORD (刀) sweeps in from the right to make the CUT. the blade slices through cleanly - one perfect CUT that joins them together as 切!
#0090
KANJI
召
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#0090
KANJI
seduce
召
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
め.す
Components:
A curved SWORD blade hovers above an open MOUTH - the seducer whispers sweet promises while the danger of steel above makes the invitation impossible to refuse.
#0091
KANJI
昭
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#0091
KANJI
shining
昭
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
—
Components:
The SUN (日 left) summons (召 right) its full power: a MOUTH (口 bottom) commands a SWORD (刀 top) of light, making everything SHINING and radiant!
#0092
KANJI
則
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#0092
KANJI
rule
則
ON:
ソク
KUN:
のっと.る / のり / すなわち
Components:
Shell (貝) merchants must follow trade rules—break them and the SWORD (刂) of justice strikes! the royal shell-money system has strict rules enforced by the blade.
#0093
KANJI
副
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#0093
KANJI
vice-
副
ON:
フク
KUN:
—
Components:
Under ONE CEILING line, a MOUTH announces from a RICE FIELD podium - but this is the vice president's backup stage, marked by a SWORD scratch on the side showing it's secondary.
#0094
KANJI
別
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#0094
KANJI
separate
別
ON:
ベツ
KUN:
わか.れる / わ.ける
Components:
A MOUTH (口) screams with all its power (力) on the left side, but a sharp SWORD (刂) on the right slices down to SEPARATE them—the MOUTH and power fly apart, forever divided!
#0095
KANJI
丁
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#0095
KANJI
street
丁
ON:
チョウ / テイ / チン / トウ / チ
KUN:
ひのと
Components:
The kanji 丁 is the NAIL itself - its flat head (一) and straight stem (｜) form the perfect t-shape. ancient streets used these iron nails as block markers at every corner.
#0096
KANJI
町
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#0096
KANJI
village
町
ON:
チョウ
KUN:
まち
Components:
Where a RICE FIELD (田 left) borders a t-shaped STREET (丁 right), a VILLAGE naturally forms. farmers needed roads to bring crops to market, so settlements grew at these intersections — every 町 marks where agriculture meets infrastructure.
#0097
KANJI
可
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#0097
KANJI
can
可
ON:
カ / コク
KUN:
-べ.き / -べ.し
Components:
A game show host dangles a microphone hook into a contestant's gaping MOUTH. 'CAN you catch the right answer with your tongue?' the hook swings as they desperately try to speak their response.
#0098
KANJI
頂
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#0098
KANJI
place on the head
頂
ON:
チョウ
KUN:
いただ.く / いただき
Components:
A NAIL (丁) is ceremonially placed on the HEAD of a PAGE (頁) during a crowning ritual. the t-shaped NAIL sits left, the PAGE-person with its distinctive face stands right, receiving this honor atop its HEAD.
#0099
KANJI
子
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#0099
KANJI
child
子
ON:
シ / ス / ツ
KUN:
こ / -こ / ね
Components:
A CHILD (子) learning to bow: curved head dipping forward creates the top hook, arms pressed straight across the body, with one leg planted firmly down, foot giving a tiny flick. 'ko-nnichiwa!' she chirps politely.
#0100
KANJI
孔
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#0100
KANJI
cavity
孔
ON:
コウ / ク
KUN:
あな
Components:
A CHILD (子) tries to escape but a giant FISHHOOK (乚) snags his collar, dangling him over a dark CAVITY. the hook curves around the CHILD's right side, suspending him above the bottomless hole.
#0101
KANJI
了
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#0101
KANJI
complete
了
ON:
リョウ
KUN:
—
Components:
A giant CHILD WITH ARMS WRAPPED UP in a straitjacket wriggles free—crack!—ARMS burst out as mummy bandages unravel, signaling transformation COMPLETE WITH a triumphant scream.
#0102
KANJI
女
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#0102
KANJI
woman
女
ON:
ジョ / ニョ / ニョウ
KUN:
おんな / め
Components:
A WOMAN sits elegantly with her legs crossed in an x shape, arms draped gracefully across her lap. this refined posture was considered the proper way for ladies to sit in ancient times.
#0103
KANJI
好
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#0103
KANJI
fond
好
ON:
コウ
KUN:
この.む / す.く / よ.い / い.い
Components:
A mother cradles her newborn against her chest, gazing down with pure adoration. this tender embrace captures the essence of being FOND - the deep, instinctive love between parent and CHILD. (145 chars)
#0104
KANJI
如
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#0104
KANJI
likeness
如
ON:
ジョ / ニョ
KUN:
ごと.し
Components:
A giant WOMAN opens her MOUTH and spits out perfect clones of herself—each one an exact LIKENESS, plopping out with wet slurping sounds, left to right!
#0105
KANJI
母
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#0105
KANJI
mama
母
ON:
ボ
KUN:
はは / も
Components:
A MOTHER figure with two BREASTS (the two dots) nurtures her children. the horizontal lines show her protective arms embracing her family with unconditional love.
#0106
KANJI
貫
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#0106
KANJI
pierce
貫
ON:
カン
KUN:
つらぬ.く / ぬ.く / ぬき
Components:
A long skewer pierces straight through a prized SHELLFISH, pinning it for cooking. the metal rod penetrates completely from top to bottom - the very essence of what it means to PIERCE!
#0107
KANJI
兄
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#0107
KANJI
elder brother
兄
ON:
ケイ / キョウ
KUN:
あに
Components:
A TEENAGER's MOUTH expands grotesquely huge, swallowing his own HUMAN LEGS whole—only elder brothers can unhinge their jaws like snakes to assert dominance over siblings!
#0108
KANJI
呪
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#0108
KANJI
curse
呪
ON:
ジュ / シュ / シュウ / ズ
KUN:
まじな.う / のろ.い / まじな.い / のろ.う
Components:
Giant ELDER BROTHER's MOUTH screams into tiny TEENAGER's MOUTH, making their HUMAN LEGS melt—a family CURSE spreading through generations!
#0109
KANJI
克
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#0109
KANJI
overcome
克
ON:
コク
KUN:
か.つ
Components:
TEN (十) needles rain down from above, but ELDER BROTHER (兄) with his wide MOUTH (口) roaring defiantly and sturdy LEGS (儿) planted firm, overcomes every piercing strike through sheer willpower.
#0110
KANJI
小
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#0110
KANJI
little
小
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
ちい.さい / こ- / お- / さ-
Components:
A tiny seed (|) just sprouted two LITTLE leaves (丿ノ) angling down from its stem. the smaller the plant, the more its delicate leaves droop downward, barely visible to the eye!
#0111
KANJI
少
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#0111
KANJI
few
少
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
すく.ない / すこ.し
Components:
Take SMALL (小) and add one diagonal DROP (丿) sliding down its left side—now you have something even less: FEW. it's SMALL made smaller, reduced to just a FEW.
#0112
KANJI
大
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#0112
KANJI
large
大
ON:
ダイ / タイ
KUN:
おお- / おお.きい / -おお.いに
Components:
A person spreads their arms and legs as wide as possible, trying to look LARGE and take up maximum space - like when you want to appear bigger to scare off a bear!
#0113
KANJI
多
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#0113
KANJI
many
多
ON:
タ
KUN:
おお.い / まさ.に / まさ.る
Components:
Two identical moons (夕夕) stacked vertically in the night sky - when you see MANY moons, something magical is happening!
#0114
KANJI
夕
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#0114
KANJI
evening
夕
ON:
セキ
KUN:
ゆう
Components:
The moon 月 is trying to appear but it's only EVENING - not dark enough yet! so some strokes are still invisible, leaving just 夕, a partial moon peeking through the twilight sky.
#0115
KANJI
汐
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#0115
KANJI
eventide
汐
ON:
セキ
KUN:
しお / うしお / せい
Components:
At EVENTIDE, WATER (氵 left) meets EVENING (夕 right)—the tide rises as the sun sets, merging sea and twilight into one moment where flowing WATER greets the fading day.
#0116
KANJI
外
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#0116
KANJI
outside
外
ON:
ガイ / ゲ
KUN:
そと / ほか / はず.す / はず.れる / と-
Components:
At EVENING (夕 left), the divination oracle (卜 right) reads the cracked bone and gasps: 'danger comes! you must go OUTSIDE the village walls before the sun fully sets!'
#0117
KANJI
名
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#0117
KANJI
name
名
ON:
メイ / ミョウ
KUN:
な / -な
Components:
Under EVENING sky (top), you call out your NAME—your MOUTH (bottom) faces upward, words rising from below to meet the darkening heavens above.
#0118
KANJI
石
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#0118
KANJI
stone
石
ON:
セキ / シャク / コク
KUN:
いし
Components:
A MOUTH screams beneath a CLIFF overhang - the echo so loud it petrifies instantly, jaw turning to solid STONE mid-cry, frozen forever in geological time.
#0119
KANJI
肖
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#0119
KANJI
resemblance
肖
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
あやか.る
Components:
A SMALL child stands over a MOON-shaped mirror pool, amazed to see their RESEMBLANCE staring back. 'it looks just like me!' THE reflection copies every move perfectly.
#0120
KANJI
硝
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#0120
KANJI
nitrate
硝
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
—
Components:
A SMALL (小) figure stands atop a MOON-FLESH (月) shaped STONE (石). this peculiar RESEMBLANCE (肖) to a person fizzes away - it's just crystalline NITRATE dissolving!
#0121
KANJI
砕
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#0121
KANJI
smash
砕
ON:
サイ
KUN:
くだ.く / くだ.ける
Components:
A STONE giant hurls NINETY-NINE baseballs at once, each TEN feet wide with NEEDLE tips that SMASH a ROCK mountain into screaming dust clouds!
#0122
KANJI
砂
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#0122
KANJI
sand
砂
ON:
サ / シャ
KUN:
すな
Components:
A giant STONE crashes into a FEW tiny pebbles, pulverizing them with a thunderous crunch into fine golden SAND that sprays everywhere.
#0123
KANJI
妬
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#0123
KANJI
jealous
妬
ON:
ト / ツ
KUN:
ねた.む / そね.む / つも.る / ふさ.ぐ
Components:
A WOMAN hurls a massive STONE at her rival, but the ROCK transforms into a living JEALOUS green monster that hisses and clings to her chest forever.
#0124
KANJI
削
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#0124
KANJI
plane
削
ON:
サク
KUN:
けず.る / はつ.る / そ.ぐ
Components:
SMALL marks (⺌) atop MOON-FLESH (月) create a rough RESEMBLANCE (肖). THE SABER (刂) methodically planes THE surface smooth—each stroke shaving away imperfections until THE likeness emerges perfectly clear!
#0125
KANJI
光
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#0125
KANJI
ray
光
ON:
コウ
KUN:
ひか.る / ひかり
Components:
Something SMALL (⺌ three tiny marks on top) sprouts HUMAN LEGS (儿 two LEGS below) and runs so fast it becomes pure light - a speed-sprite whose racing creates brilliant rays.
#0126
KANJI
太
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#0126
KANJI
plump
太
ON:
タイ / タ
KUN:
ふと.い / ふと.る
Components:
A PLUMP st. BERNARD (大) is so overfed that a DROP of drool dangles from its bottom-right jowl, permanently marking where all that extra food went!
#0127
KANJI
器
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#0127
KANJI
utensil
器
ON:
キ
KUN:
うつわ
Components:
Four mouths (口口口口) surround one LARGE (大) person at dinner—each hungry MOUTH demands its own UTENSIL! the LARGE host scrambles to provide bowls, cups, plates, and spoons for all four gaping mouths.
#0128
KANJI
臭
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#0128
KANJI
stinking
臭
ON:
シュウ
KUN:
くさ.い / -くさ.い / にお.う / にお.い
Components:
A st. BERNARD has a distinctive NOSE (自) positioned directly above its LARGE (大) sprawling body. after rolling in dead fish, the dog is so STINKING that even its own elevated NOSE wrinkles from the foul odor rising up from its massive frame below.
#0129
KANJI
嗅
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#0129
KANJI
sniff
嗅
ON:
キュウ
KUN:
か.ぐ
Components:
Mouth (口) on left gasps while self/nose (自) sits atop big (大) spread-eagled person on right. self sniffs downward—'this big guy stinks!' the nose-self detected the odor that made mouth gag. together: sniffing out smelly things!
#0130
KANJI
妙
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#0130
KANJI
exquisite
妙
ON:
ミョウ / ビョウ
KUN:
たえ
Components:
A giant WOMAN plucks the FEW remaining stars from the sky, crushing them into glittering dust that coats her skin, making her shimmer with EXQUISITE radiance that blinds onlookers.
#0131
KANJI
省
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#0131
KANJI
focus
省
ON:
セイ / ショウ
KUN:
かえり.みる / はぶ.く
Components:
A gigantic EYE squeezes through a tiny crack, crushing itself down to FEW pixels to FOCUS—it screams as dimensions collapse with a wet squelch!
#0132
KANJI
厚
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#0132
KANJI
thick
厚
ON:
コウ
KUN:
あつ.い / あか
Components:
Under the CLIFF (厂), the SUN (日) beats down so intensely that even the CHILD (子) below has grown THICK skin—layers of protection against the harsh light above.
#0133
KANJI
奇
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#0133
KANJI
strange
奇
ON:
キ
KUN:
く.しき / あや.しい / くし / めずら.しい
Components:
A big person stands on a pedestal doing the impossible - balancing perfectly on one foot while juggling. the crowd gasps at this STRANGE sight! how CAN someone so big move so gracefully?
#0134
KANJI
川
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#0134
KANJI
stream
川
ON:
セン
KUN:
かわ
Components:
Looking down at a STREAM, you see three distinct currents flowing side by side. the water carved three parallel channels through the riverbed, each line representing one path the water takes downstream.
#0135
KANJI
州
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#0135
KANJI
state
州
ON:
シュウ / ス
KUN:
す
Components:
A river (川) got upgraded to a STATE when three tiny islands popped up in its waters. the government said 'three islands = official territory = you're a STATE now!' the river felt so proud.
#0136
KANJI
順
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#0136
KANJI
obey
順
ON:
ジュン
KUN:
—
Components:
A STREAM (川, left) flows steadily while a humble HEAD (頁, right) bows in perfect obedience to follow its natural course—the wise HEAD always obeys the water's direction.
#0137
KANJI
水
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#0137
KANJI
water
水
ON:
スイ
KUN:
みず / みず-
Components:
A vertical waterfall crashes onto a rock, sending four diagonal splashes arcing outward—two spraying up and out, two streaming down and away. pure WATER in motion, forever flowing.
#0138
KANJI
氷
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#0138
KANJI
icicle
氷
ON:
ヒョウ
KUN:
こおり / ひ / こお.る
Components:
A single DROP kamikazes into WATER from the left—splash!—and instantly freezes the entire ocean into one colossal ICICLE that screams as it crystallizes.
#0139
KANJI
永
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#0139
KANJI
eternity
永
ON:
エイ
KUN:
なが.い
Components:
A single DROP (the dot at top) falls into WATER (the flowing strokes below). this one DROP creates eternal ripples - 永 captures the moment of impact, frozen forever in time.
#0140
KANJI
泉
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#0140
KANJI
spring
泉
ON:
セン
KUN:
いずみ
Components:
A WHITE DOVE dive-bombs into the earth, exploding underground WATER upward—the gushing SPRING erupts with deafening roars, soaking everything in glittering mist!
#0141
KANJI
腺
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#0141
KANJI
gland
腺
ON:
セン
KUN:
—
Components:
Your BODY's FLESH (月) has hidden springs (泉) inside—these are your glands! just like natural springs bubble up WATER from underground, glands SPRING forth secretions from within your BODY tissue.
#0142
KANJI
原
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#0142
KANJI
meadow
原
ON:
ゲン
KUN:
はら
Components:
A CLIFF (厂) shelters a hidden SPRING (泉): WHITE (白) limestone above, SMALL (小) trickling streams below. where this SPRING water escapes the rocky shelter and flows outward, a lush MEADOW (原) naturally flourishes!
#0143
KANJI
願
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#0143
KANJI
petition
願
ON:
ガン
KUN:
ねが.う / -ねがい
Components:
Left: 原 (original source - CLIFF 厂 sheltering WHITE 白 spring with SMALL 小 streams). right: 頁 (HEAD of authority). your original grievance brought before the HEAD official becomes a formal PETITION for justice.
#0144
KANJI
泳
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#0144
KANJI
swim
泳
ON:
エイ
KUN:
およ.ぐ
Components:
At the WATER's (氵) edge stands the symbol of ETERNITY (永). to SWIM is to become one with WATER eternally—each stroke a meditation on the infinite flow of existence.
#0145
KANJI
沼
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#0145
KANJI
marsh
沼
ON:
ショウ
KUN:
ぬま
Components:
Three WATER drops (氵) flow toward a summoning ritual (召): a MOUTH chants below while a knife above conducts the spell, calling waters to form a MARSH from the soggy earth.
#0146
KANJI
沖
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#0146
KANJI
open sea
沖
ON:
チュウ
KUN:
おき / おきつ / ちゅう.する / わく
Components:
Left: WATER (氵) splashes as waves. right: your circular lifeboat (口 MOUTH) with a mast (丨 STICK) through its center forms 中. floating IN WATER's middle = OPEN SEA.
#0147
KANJI
汎
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#0147
KANJI
pan-
汎
ON:
ハン / ブ / フウ / ホウ / ホン
KUN:
ただよ.う / ひろ.い
Components:
WATER (氵) spills from a MEDIOCRE (凡) container—but this ordinary vessel can't contain it! the liquid spreads PAN-demically in every direction, turning one plain puddle into universal flooding.
#0148
KANJI
江
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#0148
KANJI
creek
江
ON:
コウ
KUN:
え
Components:
Three WATER DROPLETS (氵) splash against a wooden CRAFT (工) as it drifts down a gentle CREEK—the CRAFT's simple frame channels WATER into a flowing stream.
#0149
KANJI
汰
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#0149
KANJI
cleanse
汰
ON:
タ / タイ
KUN:
おご.る / にご.る / よな.げる
Components:
WATER (氵) streams over a LARGE/PLUMP (太) body to CLEANSE it completely. the bigger you are, the more WATER needed to wash away impurities—simple physics of purification.
#0150
KANJI
汁
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#0150
KANJI
soup
汁
ON:
ジュウ
KUN:
しる / -しる / つゆ
Components:
Three WATER DROPLETS (氵) splash from the left side of a bubbling pot, while TEN (十) vegetables form a perfect cross floating on the right—counting exactly TEN ingredients makes the perfect SOUP!